Ireland's government for the last four years has depended on a non-aggression pact with its main rival. The dynamic that produced this state of affairs looks likely to continue.
Category: Elections
Meanwhile, in Thuringia
Outrage in Germany as liberals and centre-right vote with the far right in a state parliament. Has an important taboo been broken?
The Iowa four and a half
Voting is about to get under way for the first time in the US presidential race. Here's what to look for in Iowa.
A big year in regional Italy
Two regional elections in Italy done, with six more to come. The far right is still powerful but not unstoppable.
Election preview: Peru (legislature)
An early congressional election in Peru should bring to an end a long period of constitutional tension.
Indexing democracy again
The fortunes of democracy in 2019 were mixed, at best.
Two concepts of progressivism in Iowa
All eyes are on Iowa, with a lot of attention paid to the two candidates on the left of the field. But are they on the same "left"?
Northern Ireland gets a government again
Northern Ireland has been without a government for three years, and a lot has happened in that time. Now its parties have agreed to give things another try.
Democrats stagger into primary season
The Democrat presidential field continues to narrow, with previously-fancied hopefuls dropping out. Soon the voters of Iowa will have to choose among what's left.
Taiwan’s unsurprising landslide
Taiwanese voters give their president a second term, evidently convinced that her defiance of Beijing is the best strategy.
The World is Not Enough 